Richard Drew/Associated PressWith their first pick in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, in the second round, general manager Omar Minaya and the Mets chose Steven Matz, a left-handed pitcher.

The Mets, who did not have a first round pick, selected two high school players with their first two selections in Tuesday's draft. In the second round, with the No. 72 selection overall, they took a lefthanded pitcher from Long Island named Steven Matz, who went 6-1 with an 0.47 ERA in his first seven starts on the season for Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, N.Y.

In 44 innings, he allowed 11 hits, 15 walks and had 81 strikeouts. A 6-2, 192-pound, 18-year-old, he throws between 89 and 93 mph, usually settling in around 90, according to Bryan Lambe, a special assistant to general manager Omar Minaya.

With their third round pick, No. 102 overall, they chose Robert Shields, a 6-foot, 220-pound shortstop out of Division 2 Florida Southern College.

Shields, a junior, hit .345, with five homers, two triples, 19 doubles, 37 RBI and 10 steals in 57 games this season. He hit .329 over his three-year career and started 167 games. He was a second-team all-Sunshine State Conference selection as a sophomore.